英语国家概况课后习题(附答案) (2).doc

英语国家概况课后习题（附答案）

Chapter1

Ⅰ、Readthefollowingstatementanddecidewhethertheyareture(T)orfalse(F)、

—F—1、PeopleindifferentpartsofBritainliketousethenameEnglandtorefertotheircountry、

—T—2、TheSevernRiveristhelongestriverofBritain,whichoriginatesinWalesandflowsthroughwesternEngland、

—F—3、TodaymorethanhalfofthepeopleinWalesstillspeaktheancientWelshlanguage、

—F—4、Intermsofpopulationandarea,NorthernIrelandisthesecondlargestpartofBritain、

—F—5、AlthoughtheclimateinBritainisgenerallymild,thetemperatureinnorthernScotlandoftenfallsbellow10℃inJanuary、

—T—6、ThemajorityofthepeopleinBritainaredescendantsoftheAngloSaxons、

—T—7、TheCelticpeopleweretheearliestknowninhabitantsofBritain、

—F—8、EnglishevolvedintowhatisnowdescribedasModernEnglishfromthelate16thcentury、

Ⅱ、Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingstatements、

ThetwomainislandsoftheBritishIslesare—A—

A、GreatBritainandIrelandB、GreatBritainandShcotland

C、GreatBritainandEnglandD、GreatBritainandEngland

2、—B—isthecapitalcityofScotland、

A、BelfastB、Edinburgh

C、LondonD、Cardiff

3、AmongthefourpartsoftheUnitedKingdom,—D—isthesmallest、

A、EnglandB、Scotland

C、WalesD、NorthernIreland

4、Englishbelongstothe—C—groupoftheIndoEuropeanfamilyoflanguages、

A、CelticB、Norman

C、GermanticD、Roman

5、TheintroductionofChristianitytoBritainaddedthefirstelementof—D—wordstoEnglish、

A、DanishandFinnishB、DutchandGerman

C、FrenchandItalianD、LatinandGreek

6、TheevolutionofMiddleEnglishwasreinforcedbythe—A—influence、

A、NormanB、Dutch